#relaysh

1. I love how excited you were about your surprise prezzie. :3

2. I love your attention to detail and how you notice things in such a different way than I would.

3. It’s super cute how in love you are with pb&j sammiches.

4. I adore the way you run your fingers through my hair when we drive and that smile you give me when I look over at you.

5. I’m so thankful of how supportive you are…of my dreams and my music and anything I want to do.

How do you live happily without it?

so my (first ever) family reunion is coming up and I'm trying to prepare myself for all of the possible questions from relatives that I haven't seen in 3+ years. I've since changed in appearance, practice and belief as I'm sure everyone else attending has in some way too. I secure knowing that I have the support of my dad/his wife in being as honest as I want about my partner/my identity (even though I think others' understanding of my identity and relationship is very limited at this point, even correct terminology is still absent most of the time). I'm also anxious because I don't want to come out as [insert any term here] right now. I'm caught between wanting to be inclusive & needing to feel comfortable with what I call myself and feeling obligated to have a single word to give people as an answer when they ask. 

"hey family. so I've been wanting to tell you that I'm... Ari. Hope you still love me!"